Grants awarded
Who does Fred L Emerson Foundation INC fund?
Fred L Emerson Foundation INC has awarded $28 million across 509 grants to 299 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $3,500 and $25,000.
Total awarded
$27.5M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
299
Grants
509
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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$6.2M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| S Seward House Museum | $5.5M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Rev Theatre Company | $819K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$580K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
University of Rochester
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$538K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| U Union College | $525K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Skidmore College | $450K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$448K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| H Hamilton College | $445K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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$404K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Central New York Community Foundation INC
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$401K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$400K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| C City of Auburn | $363K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Rev Theater Company | $360K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Alfred University
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$325K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| C Cayuga Co Emerson Park | $324K | 4 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Booker T Washington Community Center INC | $323K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OK | |
Berea College
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$300K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | KY | |
The Nature Conservancy
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$300K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | VA | |
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$285K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
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$265K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| C Causewave Community Partners | $259K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
United Way of Cayuga County INC
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$252K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
St Lawrence University
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$250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| E E John Gavras Center | $243K | 7 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cayuga Museum of History and Art | $210K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Abc Cayuga INC | $175K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park INC
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$175K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
Auburn Public Theater INC
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$168K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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Chapel House INC
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$167K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Elmira College
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$150K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| N Nick's Ride 4 Friends | $150K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Hartwick College
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$145K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
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$140K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| F Finger Lakes SPCA of Cny | $132K | 4 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$131K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $128K | 4 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Booker T Washington Community Center | $121K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cayuga Community College Foundation | $120K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Food Bank of Central New York | $110K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| M Matthew House INC | $96K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Indian Mound Cemetery Association | $94K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$90K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| R Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse | $75K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Syracuse Area Landmark Theatre
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$75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| U Utica College | $75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Syracuse Area Landmark Theatre | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Transportation Project for Cayuga County INC | $72K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Cornell University
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$70K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$65K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Cayuga Lake Watershed Network INC
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$65K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| N Nick's Ride 4 Friends INC | $61K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$58K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CT | |
| A American Red Cross Greater Rochester Chapter | $56K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Friends of Emerson Park | $56K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Union Springs Fire Department | $55K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Caring Coalition of Cny (formerly Hospice of Central New York) | $52K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Hazard Library Association | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Auburn Public Theater | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Canal Society of New York State INC | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
Boys & Girls Clubs of Geneva INC
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Rochester Institute of Technology
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| C Colgate University | $50K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W West Lake Art Conservation Center INC | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| S Seymour Public Library District | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Aurora Volunteer Fire Department | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| O Owasco Watershed Lake Association | $50K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 2 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kids in Crisis INC | $49K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$49K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$46K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$45K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| C Cornell University Division of Alumni Affairs & Development | $45K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Musical Associates of Central New York (symphoria) | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Cayuga County - Emerson Park | $40K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Hope for Heather
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$40K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Oswego Health Foundation INC
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$40K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Rochester Area Community Foundation
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$40K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| A Aurora of Cny INC | $38K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U United Ministry of Aurora | $35K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D David's Refuge INC | $35K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Center for the Arts of Homer INC
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$34K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $32K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York INC (dba Wcny) | $30K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Central New York Adult Homes INC (evergreen Heights) | $29K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$29K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| E East Hill Family Medical INC DBA East Hill Medical Center | $28K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Sleep in Heavenly Peace INC
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$27K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | ID | |
| O Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council | $27K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Westminster Presbyterian Church | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Saunders Finger Lakes Museum | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Southern Cayuga Instant Aid INC | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Skidmore College
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| S Saints Mary & Martha Parish | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum (dba the Strong) | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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